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Pattern Drafting 2 Day Workshop: Trouser Block Reviews

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This is a fun activity in Edinburgh

Create your own perfectly fitting trouser patterns in this workshop. Join me for a fun and inclusive course of learning as I guide you at your own pace through the process of creating your very own trouser block based on your unique measurements. We'll then make a toile (this is a fitting sample - not your final wearable trousers!) to test the fit and transfer these adjustments to your patterns.

In this welcoming and supportive environment, you'll learn the fundamentals of pattern drafting, from taking accurate measurements to translating them into a custom trouser pattern. I will be by your side every step of the way, offering personalised guidance and expert tips to ensure your pattern fits like a dream.

Come as you are, bring your enthusiasm, and leave with your bespoke trouser blocks to go on to make your perfect pair at home, or in the 6 Week Garment Making Course!

For this 2 day workshop we'll be mostly standing to begin with, working at the cutting table with small parts of the first day seated for sewing or breaks. The studio is upstairs in an old victorian building that unfortunately has no lift.

Please note this workshop is about drafting the patterns, we do not make a wearable pair of trousers but rather a fitting sample with the goal of creating a trouser block that fits you perfectly! At the end of the workshop you will be going home with your block draft, patterns, toile and pattern blocks on card or a roll of card to transfer your blocks to at home!

You are welcome to bring lunch or there are a large choice of cafes on Easter Road, a 2-minute walk away. Tea, coffee, and sweet snacks will be provided. You will be welcome to stay in the studio for lunch and/or return to continue your patterns at any time.

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Jen was the best of teachers. She was calm, clear and really helpful. Lots of 1-1 advice and help to get the perfect fit, and I learnt so much from also watching her help my classmates. Great fun, relaxed 2 days. Delighted with my trouser block, and confident to use it and even to make one for my daughter. Great coffee shops nearby too ! Can't wait to go back for more learning.
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Posted 6 days ago
Amazing day in the studio, Jen was so lovely and patient, she took us through pattern making step-by-step with takeaway instructions and measurements. I am so happy with my block, I have previously avoided trousers and now feel more confident to try on my own after this class.
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Posted 8 months ago
Marianne O'Loughlin
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This class was so helpful, interesting and fun! A full day, Jen stepped us through drafting up our own trousers from our measurements. She was so calm and patient and it was inspiring to be in her gorgeous studio. I would 100% recommend this course - I learn so much and it has given me the confidence to alter and draft patterns.
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Posted 8 months ago
Lisa Osborne
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Really enjoyed the class. Jen explained all the rtechnical details and we successfully produce our trouser blocks. Very happy to have a wearable toile
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Posted 8 months ago
A really enjoyable day where I felt I learnt something very useful - I can't wait to make myself some perfectly fitting trousers from the pattern I made! Jen was lovely - patient, supportive and obviously hugely knowledgeable and talented.
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Posted 1 year ago
Excellent class, well structured, good pace, clearly knowledgeable teacher. Very good at pitching her teaching to different levels of experience. I would recommend it.
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Posted 1 year ago
Maggie Emslie
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Jen took us through the steps to transfer our measurements and create a trouser pattern unique to our shapes. We each went away with a pattern block and the confidence to go ahead and make our own “made to measure” trousers. This course is a must for anyone who finds it impossible to buy trousers that fit. Jen is lovely , very knowledgeable and creative. Thank you!
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Posted 1 year ago
Alison Bowyer
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Jen was a great teacher and the day was well planned to ensure we all left with a trouser block that fitted and ideas for making style alterations in future. The venue is an old school so isn't smart or luxurious but there are nice cafes and shops nearby for lunch so it didn't detract from the day for us. It is a long day but worth it for everything we learnt. Thanks Jen for a lovely day.
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Posted 1 year ago